87-year-old pedestrian hit by vehicle in Montco dies

Upper Gwynedd Police, firefighters and rescue personnel work at the scene after a pedestrian was struck along Hancock Road near Hostelley Field on Wednesday evening, July 24, 2013. (Photo by Mark C. Psoras\The Reporter)

(Updated at 2:46 p.m.) UPPER GWYNEDD — An 87-year-old pedestrian struck by a vehicle in Upper Gwynedd Wednesday night has died, according to police.

The man, whose name authorities did not release per the family’s request,was struck in the 100 block of Hancock Road by a 2010 Hyundai Genesis driven by a 70-year-old Montgomery Township man. Police did say the victim was from Lansdale.

The victim attemped to cross Hancock Road when he was hit by the eastbound Hyundai, according to police.

Officers were dispatched to the scene at approximately 9:56 p.m., where they found the victim still alive and suffering from critical injuries, police said.

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The man was transported via ambulance to Abington Health Lansdale Hospital and then flown by medical helicopter to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, where he later succumbed to his injuries.

Upper Gwynedd police said the accident remains under investigation both by their department and the Montgomery County Detectives Bureau.

A pedestrian was flown to a Philadelphia hospital late Wednesday after being struck by a vehicle in Upper Gwynedd along Hancock Road near Hostelley Field, where the Perkiomen Twilight League was holding a game.

The incident happened shortly before 10 p.m. near the intersection of North Wales Road and Hancock Road in Upper Gwynedd. A man was reportedly struck by a Hyundai Genesis driven by a man and carrying a female passenger.

The pedestrian was taken to Abington Health before being flown to Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia.